Drugs intercepted at Kodiak air charter Alaska State Troopers have confiscated a package containing illegal drugs at a Kodiak-based air charter company. The drugs have been disguised to look like mail, law enforcement officials said. The troopers originally received a report of a suspicious package at a local air charter around 2 p.m. on Dec. 17, officials said. Troopers said the package was on its way to one of the villages and a suspect in the case ha...

Public Safety Blotter: Dec. 30Dec. 17 Around 12:31 a.m., police conducted two bar checks downtown. At 1:17 a.m., police cited a man on Marine Way for having an open container. At 1:50 a.m., police cited a driver on Mill Bay Road for having no proof of insurance. At 2:57 a.m., police warned a driver on Rezanof Drive West for having an obscured license plate. At 3:17 a.m., police cited a driver on Thorsheim Street for having no proof of insuranc...

Kodiak smashes rainfall recordCraig Eckert, station manager of the National Weather Service in Kodiak, uttered the perfect description regarding the island’s recent storm. “It is rainphoon,” he said Monday afternoon. Rainphoon, indeed. Kodiak smashed a 36-year-old rainfall record for Dec. 28 with 3.03 inches of precipitation, making it the third-wettest single December day in Kodiak history, according to Eckert. The previous record for Dec. 28...

Alumni update: Horn competes during the breakMost of Kodiak High School graduates competing in college were off during Christmas break, except for Adriane Horn. The Wenatchee Valley (Washington) freshman played against Mt. Hood (Oregon) in Sunday in the Chemeketa Holiday Tournament. Horn netted four points, five rebounds, two steals and two assists in an 82-69 victory. The 2014 KHS graduate sank two of her seven shots from the field during her 22 minutes on ...

Outdoor Kodiak: Ringing in the new yearEach of us celebrates the New Year in our own way, just as it’s significance is different from one person to the next. For me, it’s all about that word “New.” Sure I reflect on the year just passing and the lessons learned, but that is the foundation for my approach to a new year. I’m not looking for life altering resolutions, however. I’m intent on applying the lessons learned and finding new things to do and new...

KPD closes Chiniak Highway, Roslyn Bridge washed out Kodiak’s Chiniak Highway is closed after heavy rain washed out the road near Roslyn Bridge on Monday, the Kodiak Police Department said. In a Nixle advisory, KPD said its Emergency Operation Center is monitoring the areas affected by rainfall. Craig Eckert, station manager of the National Weather Service in Kodiak, said the island smashed a 36-year-old rainfall record for Dec. 28 with 3.03 inches of precipitation,...

FREE TO ROAM: State Supreme Court invalidates emergency bison hunt on Kodiak IslandBison can roam freely and will not be hunted on Kodiak Island — at least not those in the Saltery Cove area. The Alaska Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the bison herd that have wandered off grazing lease areas are not considered feral and new Board of Game regulations about emergency bison hunts are now invalid. The bison herd have been the subject of a seven-year court case between the Alaska Department of Fis...

Library holds week of Narnia activitiesThe Kodiak Public Library is hosting a week of Chronicles of Narnia-themed activities culminating in a two-person telling of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” the most popular book in the classic series by C.S. Lewis. Cut Glass Theatre, an Oakland, California company, will use a veteran of Kodiak theater, Mat Freeman, and one of Cut Glass Theatre’s founding members, Stephanie Foster, to create the magical wo...

Senior Life: Ringing in the New YearKodiak Senior Center will be hosting a happy hour to ring in 2015 on Tuesday, Dec 30 at 3 p.m. Since the center will be closing at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec 31, the international appetizer event will be held on Tuesday. Come join your friends to taste appetizers from around the world. We will toast in the New Year with some sparkling cider and lots of great and interesting appetizers sushi, nachos, egg rolls and other...